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Agenda – Friday, February 7, 2025

SPECIALTY DAY: Infectious Diseases in Pediatrics (VIRTUAL)

All presentations will be given in English unless otherwise specified. Participants can however submit their questions in English and French.

At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • recognize a variety of issues related to pediatric infections, including their presentation, prevention, and common challenges.
  • identify the latest developments in RSV prevention in Quebec.
  • ability to develop an approach for addressing families who are hesitant about vaccines.
08:00-08:30
Sign-in
08:30-08:35
Welcome and Introduction
08:35-09:20
Vaccine Hesitancy
Speaker coming soon...
Marina Salvadori, Professor, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Montreal Children's Hospital
Learning Objectives
09:20-10:05
Influenza
Jesse Papenburg
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Associate Member, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC
Learning Objectives
10:05-10:25
Stretch Break
10:25-11:10
Penicillin Allergy
Francisco Noya
Pediatric Allergist-Immunologist, Pediatric Infectiologist, Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology and Dermatology, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, QC
Learning Objectives
11:10-11:55
Congenital Syphilis
Christos Karatzios
Assistant Professor of Paediatrics, McGill University Health Centre, Division of Infectious Diseases, Montreal Children’s Hospital, Montreal, QC
Learning Objectives
11:55-13:00
Lunch
13:00-13:45
Viral Exanthems / Infectious Rashes
Earl Rubin
Division Director, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, QC
Learning Objectives
13:45-14:30
Infection Control in the Office Setting: Management of Exposures and Public Health Implications
Marie-Astrid Lefebvre
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, QC
Learning Objectives
14:30-14:45
Stretch Break
14:45-15:30
Fever in the returning traveler
Jane McDonald
Pediatric Infectious Disease Physician and Medical Microbiologist, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, QC
Learning Objectives
15:30-16:15
Pediatric UTI’s
Nadine Korah
Pediatician, Division of General Pediatrics, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, QC
Learning Objectives
16:15
Closing Remarks